At the end of the competition the students answer questions from the audience. Pictured here are Elizabeth Mo and Meghan Mulcahy.

Elizabeth Mo, a senior at Kamiakin High School in Kennewick, took first place with her recitations of In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr. by June Jordan, Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold and Spring by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Francisca Ritoch of Shorewood High School was the Runner Up. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Mckenna Johnson from Kentwood High School, Margot Lewis from Bellingham High School, and Meghan Mulcahy from Olympia High School.